Guest chocolate Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 MN Bonus available for 2008.03.07: No bonuses are available. There are only two games tonight. Conference Bonus ...1 or 2 bonuses - if New Jersey loses to Tampa (2 points if they lose in regulation) MN pace - 2.2 points per habs game Reached milestones: MN 125 - Nov.13th, predicted by AK (Oct. 29, MN 141) MN 99 - Dec.15th, predicted by HLD (Nov. 15, MN 123) MN 75 - Jan.8th, predicted by HHFR (Dec. 22, MN 99) MN 50 - Feb.2nd, predicted by mateus (Jan. 15, MN 71) MN 25 - Mar.1st, predicted by #1 (Feb.6, MN 46) The next milestone, I believe is 0 MN on Oct. 2 was - 165 MN on Oct. 31 was - 139 (drop by 26 in 11 games, pace 2.36) MN on Nov. 30 was - 113 (drop by 26 in 14 games, pace 1.86) MN on Dec. 31 was - 86 (drop by 27 in 14 games, pace 1.92) MN on Jan. 31 was - 52 (drop by 34 in 12 games, pace 2.83) MN on Feb. 29 was - 27 (drop by 25 in 14 games, pace 1.79) Current MN - 19 (drop by 8 in 3 games in March, pace 2.67) Note, the pace of 2 MN points per habs game is the border line between playoffs and golf pastures. If the pace is higher then 2, the habs are heading to the playoffs. If it is less than 2, we are out. If it is exactly 2, it is a tie break situation. The MN 0 is currently projected (by habs points and bonuses pace) for Mar. 24th (the game vs. Toronto) (at the beginning of March the projection was Mar. 28, the best - Mar. 24 and the worst - Mar. 29). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mateus Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 THAT’S THE WAY TO BOUNCE BACK! A thousand apologies for being delayed on my update today, however the NHL is to blame (or was it the government?!). Having kept up a father of one an a quarter well past his bed-time during the week, whilst being kept awake at work with work to be done has been nothing short of unbearable this week. However the outcome is positive and the HABS gave me the pick-me up I needed last night. I’m not going to cheapen being at the top of our Division by slogans and catch phrases so I’ll keep this short. Carey Price bounced back to prove to the fans, the organisation, his coach, his team-mates and most importantly him self that he is able to perform as a #1 goaltender should. Everyone has bad games, but not everyone can bounce back like that. His performance in last night’s game (with some minor weak moments) will come in very valuable during the next few weeks. Furthermore it was good to see everyone doing their job. The top line contributed, the second line contributed, and the team worked well on the power play when it counted. Of course that first period was hard to watch and it looked like the 1988 Oilers playing the Chicoutimi Poutines, but the important thing is the goalie kept us in the game, and our offense (mainly power play) returned the favour in the third. We got the two points, and now we have a two point cushion on Ottawa. With a win on Saturday we can ensure coming out of this road trip with more points than Ottawa, which IMO is our priority. NL STANDINGS MARCH 7, 2008: MN 400 hit 0 and MN looks to do the same shortly! w00t w00t! keep going boys, this is something i can get used to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIJAYNE Posted March 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 This afteroon's game is important to my self on so many levels. 1) MN could take a dropp by another two points (or more). With just over a dozen MN points remainning, the zero party seems to be closer than we realise. (Mateus...where is our party man?!) 2) Two more points in the bag would help us in our bid for the top seat in the conference 3) A win tonight would ensure that regardless of Ottawa's game today or our outcome tomorrow night, we would leave the Western time zone having outplayed the Sens. 4) A win tonight would give us a much needed boost prior to tomorrow's game which could potentially be the MOST difficult game of the season thus far. 5) Most importantly it gives me bragging rights. She who must be obeyed's cousins fiance is a Kings fan living in Montreal (go figure). He is however as involved a fan as I am both in his team and the NHL. I am dragged into all sorts of events, meeting, dinners and gatherings with extended family through out the year, and needless to say I would rather be chased around for the Bell center with a cattle prod for hours on end then attend, but such is life. My only saving grace is that get to chat up some hockey with the other gentlemen who have been dragged into this torturous social circle. Since we only face the Kings once a century, tonight's win or loss would give either of us the ultimate trump card in any disagreement regarding the HABS, the Kings, the NHL, hockey in general, life lessons and any other topic one can get into a debate over: "Mine is bigger" "No it's not" "Yes it is!" "No it's not...you're crazy. Mine is bigger" "No it's not! Look let's put them side by side and measure" "Mine is bigger see" "Fine...you grew the larger pumpkin for this year's county fare contest, but the HABS beat the Kings....your team stinks worse than the LEAS! Ha ha!" "You can be so hurtful sometimes...you didn't have to go there" "Yes I did cause we're better" "I'm getting a caramel apple" "Uuuu I'll come too, I want a corn dog" "Fine" "Hey did you check out the house of horror chick?! I wouldn't mind getting on that ride!" "Those house of horror rides are so cheezy" "....Man you can be thick sometimes. Kind of like your team...Remember when HABS beat them?" You guys see what I mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flames4eva Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 TO ALL SCOUTS AND ADMIN... In an effort to present a more comprehensive scouting system, I'm considering a new approach to scouting responsibilities. As Chief Scout I would assume the responsibility of posting all Previews, Head to Heads, Stats and the Daily line (in short form - i.e. http url links). Scouts would be required to visit their respective team's website and post news, articles, quotes from forums and the latest updates (Ice Chips on the TSN.CA website is a good source: http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/ ... scroll down the page to find it) Additional news, articles and recaps would also be the Scouts' responsibilty and can be found with various sources as follows: http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/ http://www.nhl.com/ http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/ http://www.habsinsideout.com/ http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/index http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl http://www.rds.ca/hockey/ http://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey http://www.tqs.ca/sports/hockey/ http://thehockeynews.com/ As well as any other source individual scouts may be aware of. Your comments, suggestions and thoughts are welcome and a vote is required to implement this new structure. All votes and comments should be posted in the Scouting Thread. The Admiral Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chocolate Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 MN Bonus available for 2008.03.08: ...2 bonuses - if BOTH of the following 2 happen: ...... Buffalo loses in regulation to Carolina ...... Washington loses to Boston ...1 bonus - if Buffalo loses Division Bonus ...1 or 2 bonuses - if BOTH Ottawa (vs Phoenix) and Boston (vs Washington) lose (2 points if they both lose in regulation) Conference Bonus ...1 or 2 bonuses - if New Jersey loses to Toronto (2 points if they lose in regulation) MN pace - 2.2 points per habs game Reached milestones: MN 125 - Nov.13th, predicted by AK (Oct. 29, MN 141) MN 99 - Dec.15th, predicted by HLD (Nov. 15, MN 123) MN 75 - Jan.8th, predicted by HHFR (Dec. 22, MN 99) MN 50 - Feb.2nd, predicted by mateus (Jan. 15, MN 71) MN 25 - Mar.1st, predicted by #1 (Feb.6, MN 46) The next milestone, I believe is 0 MN on Oct. 2 was - 165 MN on Oct. 31 was - 139 (drop by 26 in 11 games, pace 2.36) MN on Nov. 30 was - 113 (drop by 26 in 14 games, pace 1.86) MN on Dec. 31 was - 86 (drop by 27 in 14 games, pace 1.92) MN on Jan. 31 was - 52 (drop by 34 in 12 games, pace 2.83) MN on Feb. 29 was - 27 (drop by 25 in 14 games, pace 1.79) Current MN - 19 (drop by 8 in 3 games in March, pace 2.67) Note, the pace of 2 MN points per habs game is the border line between playoffs and golf pastures. If the pace is higher then 2, the habs are heading to the playoffs. If it is less than 2, we are out. If it is exactly 2, it is a tie break situation. The MN 0 is currently projected (by habs points and bonuses pace) for Mar. 24th (the game vs. Toronto) (at the beginning of March the projection was Mar. 28, the best - Mar. 24 and the worst - Mar. 29). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NWT_Habs_Fan Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 Hey Matt, where are those elimination numbers! Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think Carolina's next win mathematically eliminates Tampa. Tampa has 37.5 NL, Philly has 14 games left, ie 7 potential NL, which would bring it to 37 eliminating Tampa from getting into 8th. Carolina has 12 games left ie 6 potenial NL, which would bring it to 37.5, thus a win brings it to 5.5 potential NL and 37 eliminating Tampa from taking over the lead in the South East and third spot in the Conference. Tonight we could have our first official elimination (as well as 2 bonus points now that Washington has lost)!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chocolate Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 Hey Matt, where are those elimination numbers! Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think Carolina's next win mathematically eliminates Tampa. Tampa has 37.5 NL, Philly has 14 games left, ie 7 potential NL, which would bring it to 37 eliminating Tampa from getting into 8th. Carolina has 12 games left ie 6 potenial NL, which would bring it to 37.5, thus a win brings it to 5.5 potential NL and 37 eliminating Tampa from taking over the lead in the South East and third spot in the Conference. Tonight we could have our first official elimination (as well as 2 bonus points now that Washington has lost)!!! Though I am not Matt, I will try to correct you. Tampa has now MN no-go as 13. Their NL is 38, and the team #8 in the points Standings (we should use this for elimination MN) has 76 points. Therefore Tampa's MN no-go = 165 - 76 - 38*2 = 13. The potential NL for each is equal to number of remaining games, not to half of them. The potential of NL points (i.e. maximum possible points lost) is # of games multiply to 2. Regarding bonuses for tonight the loss to Washington gives the just the possibility for 2 bonus points. Ultimately, Buffalo has to lose for bonus points to materialize tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hatethoseleafs Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 TWO MORE BIG ONES WOOT WOOT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hatethoseleafs Posted March 9, 2008 Report Share Posted March 9, 2008 Buffalo loses in O.T. to give us a bonus point... 3 point night for us... MN = sweet 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flames4eva Posted March 9, 2008 Report Share Posted March 9, 2008 Buffalo loses in O.T. to give us a bonus point... 3 point night for us... MN = sweet 16 Our Habs weren't too shabby either Geez... it even hurts to type after shoveling all that snow twice today... w00t!!! w00t!!! w00t!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hatethoseleafs Posted March 9, 2008 Report Share Posted March 9, 2008 Our Habs weren't too shabby either Geez... it even hurts to type after shoveling all that snow twice today... w00t!!! w00t!!! w00t!!! I know that feeling well HHN. I did close to a foot earlier and i think i just did about another 10 inches. I'm in pain but i have a smile on my face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hatethoseleafs Posted March 9, 2008 Report Share Posted March 9, 2008 Our remaining games--8 HOME --5 Road Back To Back Games in RED Canadiens Ducks ( Mar 9 ) Devils Canadiens ( Mar 11 ) Senators Canadiens ( Mar 13 ) Islanders Canadiens ( Mar 15 ) Blues Canadiens ( Mar 18 ) Canadiens Bruins ( Mar 20 ) Bruins Canadiens ( Mar 22) Senators Canadiens ( Mar 24 ) Canadiens Sabres ( Mar 28 ) Canadiens Maple Leafs ( Mar 29 ) Canadiens Senators ( Apr 1 ) Sabres Canadiens ( Apr 3 ) Maple Leafs Canadiens ( Apr 5 ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NWT_Habs_Fan Posted March 9, 2008 Report Share Posted March 9, 2008 Though I am not Matt, I will try to correct you. Tampa has now MN no-go as 13. Their NL is 38, and the team #8 in the points Standings (we should use this for elimination MN) has 76 points. Therefore Tampa's MN no-go = 165 - 76 - 38*2 = 13. The potential NL for each is equal to number of remaining games, not to half of them. The potential of NL points (i.e. maximum possible points lost) is # of games multiply to 2. Regarding bonuses for tonight the loss to Washington gives the just the possibility for 2 bonus points. Ultimately, Buffalo has to lose for bonus points to materialize tonight. : wooooops, I guess I got a little excited, I'll be sure to double check my stuff next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cenner Hice Posted March 9, 2008 Report Share Posted March 9, 2008 Our Habs weren't too shabby either Geez... it even hurts to type after shoveling all that snow twice today... w00t!!! w00t!!! w00t!!! I know that feeling well HHN. I did close to a foot earlier and i think i just did about another 10 inches. I'm in pain but i have a smile on my face. Move to the UK, guys. We have no snow, but Mrs Hice has just come in from cutting the hedge (in the hailstorm). I'm busy feeding Hice Jr. and watching HNIC followed by 6 nations rugby. Life stinks... but where's the update???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIJAYNE Posted March 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2008 MISSION ACCOMPLISHED As far his hung over guy is concerned, the HABS have already accomplished their goal for this road-trip, even before they face the Stanley Cup champions. We’re going to leave this road-trip, regardless of tonight’s outcome, with more points in the bank than Ottawa. As such we remain atop our Division, and thus are matched up against a preferred team should the playoffs start right now. So the way I see tonight’s game is like an game gone in to over time against a Western Conference team. You already have a point in the bank, and you don’t care if the out of division gets the extra point (doesn’t affect your standings). So all you’re playing for is that extra, second point. You play all out, no defensive none-sense. Just go for it. In a similar fashion the HABS have nothing to loose tonight. Win or loose we’re at the top of the Division, we’re tired, Anaheim is well rested and hungry, Anaheim is the cup defending team, and we’re on the road as the visiting team. All the pressure is on Anaheim to win, so we can go out there and have a good, fun game. What would it mean if we did win? A larger cushion against Ottawa, pressure on New Jersey to reply with a win of their own if they want to remain #1 in the Conference, and further confirmation that the current HABS team is no joke. Anaheim is the Stanley Cup champions, and beating them in their own house would not only prove a lot to the team, but would send a shock wave across the league about the potential in the off season of this team. Here’s hoping for two more points for the good guys. Now off I go shovel more snow. NL STANDINGS MARCH 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chocolate Posted March 9, 2008 Report Share Posted March 9, 2008 MN Bonus available for 2008.03.09: No bonuses are available Home-ice Bonus (in case if the habs did not finish the season on top of their division) ...1 or 2 bonuses - if Pittsburgh loses to Washington (2 points if they lose in regulation) MN pace - 2.2 points per habs game Reached milestones: MN 125 - Nov.13th, predicted by AK (Oct. 29, MN 141) MN 99 - Dec.15th, predicted by HLD (Nov. 15, MN 123) MN 75 - Jan.8th, predicted by HHFR (Dec. 22, MN 99) MN 50 - Feb.2nd, predicted by mateus (Jan. 15, MN 71) MN 25 - Mar.1st, predicted by #1 (Feb.6, MN 46) The next milestone, I believe is 0 MN on Oct. 2 was - 165 MN on Oct. 31 was - 139 (drop by 26 in 11 games, pace 2.36) MN on Nov. 30 was - 113 (drop by 26 in 14 games, pace 1.86) MN on Dec. 31 was - 86 (drop by 27 in 14 games, pace 1.92) MN on Jan. 31 was - 52 (drop by 34 in 12 games, pace 2.83) MN on Feb. 29 was - 27 (drop by 25 in 14 games, pace 1.79) Current MN - 16 (drop by 11 in 4 games in March, pace 2.75) Note, the pace of 2 MN points per habs game is the border line between playoffs and golf pastures. If the pace is higher then 2, the habs are heading to the playoffs. If it is less than 2, we are out. If it is exactly 2, it is a tie break situation. The MN 0 is currently projected (by habs points and bonuses pace) for Mar. 22th (vs. Boston) (at the beginning of March the projection was Mar. 28, the best - Mar. 22 and the worst - Mar. 29). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Onzeee Posted March 9, 2008 Report Share Posted March 9, 2008 MISSION ACCOMPLISHED As far his hung over guy is concerned, the HABS have already accomplished their goal for this road-trip, even before they face the Stanley Cup champions. We’re going to leave this road-trip, regardless of tonight’s outcome, with more points in the bank than Ottawa. As such we remain atop our Division, and thus are matched up against a preferred team should the playoffs start right now. So the way I see tonight’s game is like an game gone in to over time against a Western Conference team. You already have a point in the bank, and you don’t care if the out of division gets the extra point (doesn’t affect your standings). So all you’re playing for is that extra, second point. You play all out, no defensive none-sense. Just go for it. In a similar fashion the HABS have nothing to loose tonight. Win or loose we’re at the top of the Division, we’re tired, Anaheim is well rested and hungry, Anaheim is the cup defending team, and we’re on the road as the visiting team. All the pressure is on Anaheim to win, so we can go out there and have a good, fun game. What would it mean if we did win? A larger cushion against Ottawa, pressure on New Jersey to reply with a win of their own if they want to remain #1 in the Conference, and further confirmation that the current HABS team is no joke. Anaheim is the Stanley Cup champions, and beating them in their own house would not only prove a lot to the team, but would send a shock wave across the league about the potential in the off season of this team. Here’s hoping for two more points for the good guys. Now off I go shovel more snow. NL STANDINGS MARCH 9 if we can beat the champs tonight it would send shock waves through the organization and really open eyes within the brass i believe, but that will be a tall order tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIJAYNE Posted March 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 THE CHICOUTIMI POUTINE WERE BACK! OK we can complain about the discrepancy in arbitrage in last night’s game, but it won’t hide the fact that we simply did not play a good game tomorrow. This is more than expected for a team who has been crushed, beat, bruised, charged, and creamed four times in seven nights. Fatigue kicked in, we were behind the play, we were hooking (oh yes we were and the refs were really easy on us in the third…we could have had half a dozen more calls against us). I would have like to face the Stanley Cup champions on a night where the team is well rested and could offer a better show. So let us take a step back from this particular loss and check out our success over the road trip. Our goaltenders (both of them) showed abilities to come back, step in cold and makes saves, and maturity. Price’s performances following the mental breakdown in San Jose showed a level of maturity in this 21 year old that most men (don’t deny it) won’t develop over their life span. Halak proved that he is a very capable number two goaltender, and the team can count on him to make the big saves when it counts. I feel more confident now about our toddler goaltending duo than I have ever before, and I already felt great about them before. In terms of the standings, we come out of the road trip in second place, one behind our next opponents, and two ahead of our closes Divisional rivals. We have control of the situation. If we keep winning, it puts pressure on the teams chasing us (mainly Ottawa and Boston) to try and make a move up the standings. Unless I’m mistaken, we had begun the road trip only one up on the Sens, which means we are a +1 through this week against out #1 rivals. Passing the Devils in the standings (in points) would mean nothing if we’re not ahead of Ottawa, sicne it would drop us down to a race for fourth through eight. We must remain focused at the task at hand, get back on the score board and earn some points on Tuesday, and focus on obtaining the same amount of, or more points than the Sens on a weekly basis. NL STANDINGS MARCH 10, 2008: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chocolate Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 MN Bonus available for 2008.03.10: ...1 or 2 bonuses - if Buffalo loses to NY Rangers (2 points if they lose in regulation) MN pace - 2.1 points per habs game Reached milestones: MN 125 - Nov.13th, predicted by AK (Oct. 29, MN 141) MN 99 - Dec.15th, predicted by HLD (Nov. 15, MN 123) MN 75 - Jan.8th, predicted by HHFR (Dec. 22, MN 99) MN 50 - Feb.2nd, predicted by mateus (Jan. 15, MN 71) MN 25 - Mar.1st, predicted by #1 (Feb.6, MN 46) The next milestone, I believe is 0 MN on Oct. 2 was - 165 MN on Oct. 31 was - 139 (drop by 26 in 11 games, pace 2.36) MN on Nov. 30 was - 113 (drop by 26 in 14 games, pace 1.86) MN on Dec. 31 was - 86 (drop by 27 in 14 games, pace 1.92) MN on Jan. 31 was - 52 (drop by 34 in 12 games, pace 2.83) MN on Feb. 29 was - 27 (drop by 25 in 14 games, pace 1.79) Current MN - 16 (drop by 11 in 5 games in March, pace 2.2) Note, the pace of 2 MN points per habs game is the border line between playoffs and golf pastures. If the pace is higher then 2, the habs are heading to the playoffs. If it is less than 2, we are out. If it is exactly 2, it is a tie break situation. The MN 0 is currently projected (by habs points and bonuses pace) for Mar. 24th (vs. Ottawa) (at the beginning of March the projection was Mar. 28, the best - Mar. 22 and the worst - Mar. 29). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hatethoseleafs Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 From what i saw of the games out west, i have NO DOUBT we can compete and beat those guys should we ever get to the finals. They certainly didnt seem as dominating as everybody made them out to be. Looking forward to the challenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIJAYNE Posted March 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 From what i saw of the games out west, i have NO DOUBT we can compete and beat those guys should we ever get to the finals. They certainly didnt seem as dominating as everybody made them out to be. Looking forward to the challenge. Agreed. I can't say I would be confident of a win, but I would definitely be confident of having as much a chance as the other guys going into a series with a Western hockey team. I believe the learning experience young Carey Price had with the Sharks is also a big part of that. That game and what (hopefully) Price got out of it IMHO significantly increased our chances of going long in to the post season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hatethoseleafs Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Agreed. I can't say I would be confident of a win, but I would definitely be confident of having as much a chance as the other guys going into a series with a Western hockey team. I believe the learning experience young Carey Price had with the Sharks is also a big part of that. That game and what (hopefully) Price got out of it IMHO significantly increased our chances of going long in to the post season. I agree with you here about Price HLD. That was the first time i've seen him get a little flustered in his game because of the net crashing by S.J. I dont think we'll ever see him get frustrated like that again. Good learning experience, and from what i've seen of this student,,,,,look for him to Ace his next test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Y ASK Y Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 Just PURE speculation due to my vivid imagination but the game against the ducks seemed like coach Carbs and the Habs were "trying" to keep it a tie early on to go into overtime and/or the shootout. Like they were trying to "secure" at least 1 point. Price performs well in shootouts so maybe the Habs were playing their odds in taking 2 points that way. Haha! I'm just bored in a hotel room and was grasping at straws just so I can post something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK-1 Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 Yay, Rangers win in a shootout. KNOCK ONE OFF! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hatethoseleafs Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 Yay, Rangers win in a shootout. KNOCK ONE OFF! WOOT Damn 3 point games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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